Triumph on the Western Front: Diary of a Despatch Rider 1915-1919 - Couverture souple

Harcourt-Davis, Oswald

 
9781908487568: Triumph on the Western Front: Diary of a Despatch Rider 1915-1919
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ISBN 10 : 1908487569 ISBN 13 : 9781908487568
Editeur : FireStep Press, 2014

Synopsis

Oswald Harcourt Davis joined the Corps of Royal Engineers in 1916 to become a despatch rider. He was allocated a Triumph motorcycle at Abbeville France on 18th July 1916 and was attached to the ANZACs for the duration of the war which saw him motorcycling around the Somme and Ypres Salient areas. He won his military medal at Messines. As a poet and novelist he wrote a number of books all of which have been published. He also wrote articles to the Daily Mail, the Times, Punch, Country Life and the Birmingham Post. The only outstanding item for publishing is his war diary. In his war diary he mentions the articles that the Daily Mail printed and the fact that he was paid 30/- for each contribution.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Oswald Harcourt Davis joined the Corps of Royal Engineers in 1916 to become a despatch rider. He was allocated a Triumph motorcycle at Abbeville France on 18th July 1916 and was attached to the ANZACs for the duration of the war which saw him motorcycling around the Somme and Ypres Salient areas. He won his military medal at Messines. As a poet and novelist he wrote a number of books all of which have been published. He also wrote articles to the Daily Mail, the Times, Punch, Country Life and the Birmingham Post. The only outstanding item for publishing is his war diary. In his war diary he mentions the articles that the Daily Mail printed and the fact that he was paid 30/- for each contribution.

Biographie de l'auteur

The first (and only) Great War diary of a despatch rider that takes us through the entire journey from recruitment in 1915 to demobilisation in 1919. Philip Holdway-Davis is the great-nephew of Oswald HarcourtDavis MM Philip previously served with the Honourable Artillery Company, Royal Engineers and Royal Green Jackets The author is planning an Oswald s Triumph touring map so that motorcycle clubs can follow in Oswald s tyre treads and see the main WW1 sights on the Western Front 100 years on.

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Éditeur
FireStep Press
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1908487569
ISBN 13 
9781908487568
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
440
Éditeur
Holdway-Davis Philip
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9780473314637: Triumph on the Western Front: Diary of a Despatch Rider with the ANZACs 1915-1919

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0473314630 ISBN 13 :  9780473314637
Editeur : Insurance Professional Limited (..., 2017
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